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One suspect in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings was apprehended early Friday and the second remained at large, according to a police official with knowledge of the investigation, the Boston Globe reported.
The second suspect apparently is on the loose in the Boston suburb of Watertown after a firefight with police, who have established a 20-block perimeter to try and track him down, the Globe reported.
Cambridge and Watertown were chaotic late Thursday night and early Friday morning, as police confirmed an MIT police officer was shot and killed, and an apparent carjacking had police chasing the vehicle into Watertown, the Globe reported.
Witnesses in Watertown said they heard explosions as police officers were heard commenting about improvised explosive devices.
Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said early Friday that the violent events at MIT and Watertown appeared to be connected, and that federal authorities were investigating whether the violence of Thursday night and Friday was connected to the marathon bombings.
At least one of the suspects in Watertown appeared to be a man in his 20s.
FBI agents were on the scene.
“We are aware of the situation, we are being involved, and we are monitoring,” said an FBI representative who requested anonymity because of not being authorized to speak publicly. The FBI source said early Friday it is “too early to speculate” on a relation to the Marathon bombing.
Dozens of police officers descended on Watertown Square after midnight.
“This is still extremely dangerous,” an FBI agent said. The Cambridge bomb squad arrived in Watertown shortly after 1:30 a.m.
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